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MAYO OUI

Years ago, when John had heart problems, we stopped the use of fat almost totally.

Well, the bad fat.

You could get a lot of non-fat products and so we did. And we adapted our tastes.

Some of the 'analogs' are rather good.

Some are not.

For years we have kind of tolerated the fake mayonnaise.

I used to make my own so it was a big comedown. You just can't get there with food additives. Close, but no cigar.

Cigars. No. Those aren't good for us either.

I think that maybe it is our age. We are at the time in our lives where we may not give such a shit about this kind of thing.

So I have gone back to store bought real mayo. Not the light either.

We don't use a lot but boy is it good.

It is as if we had been in the desert and just came upon a full mountain stream.

The same is true for the other salad dressings. I bought some Paul Newman vinaigrette and we were off and running. There is no comparison to the fake kinds.

I have tried them all. We use his ranch dressing too.

Well, hell. It is a good cause.

You know that most of the foods we really really like are not good for us.

We haven't given up entirely on healthier foods. There is the non-fat yogurt, the fat-free milk; I cut the fat off the meat before we cook it. I drain the pan.

But we are back to the mayo and salad dressings.

It may kill us but we will die with a greasy smile on our faces.